re: Did Kobe do it with the least amount of talent around him?

Ben Wallace - Wallace won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, and 2005–06 seasons, and was selected to six All-Defensive teams. In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, he led the league in both rebounds and blocked shots, the first to do so since Hakeem Olajuwon. In 2003, he was voted by fans to the first of his four NBA All-Star Game appearances as a center for the Eastern Conference.

Rasheed Wallace - NBA champion (2004)
4× NBA All-Star (2000, 2001, 2006, 2008)

Tayshon Prince - NBA champion (2004)
4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005–2008). Also Played on Team USA a few times.

Rip Hamilton - NBA champion (2004)
3× NBA All-Star (2006–2008)

Actually I'm a little surprised Tayshon was never an all star